July 4, 2022, Courier: Bid to raise £40,000 [$48K] to improve additional support needs base at Brechin school https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/angus-mearns/3452637/rainbow-room-fundraiser-launched/
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The mother of two children with disabilities has created an online fundraiser to extend the base where they are looked after at school.
Daria Dudziak says the additional support needs base at Brechin’s Andover Primary School is crucial for the education of her kids – Sebastian, 12 and Raven, six.
But Daria says there is not enough space or resources for the seven children using the Rainbow Room, with another two due to start after the summer holidays.
She and fellow parents have now launched a GoFundMe page to raise £40,000. Daria said: “Before the Rainbow Room my oldest child, Sebastian, sat in with the mainstream classes and it just wasn’t suitable for him.
“Over the years myself and other parents of children with autism have tried to get a proper space for our children so they can get the education they are entitled to.”
MORE MONEY NEEDED FOR THE RAINBOW ROOM
Due to the varying support needs the children have, Daria says lots of resources are required to give them all what they need.
She said: “My children have been with the Rainbow Room for a couple of years and it has been amazing for them.
“They have an amazing teacher who looks after them.
“The problem is that it is such a tiny room, there are seven children and there will be another two joining after the summer holidays. The children are also a range of different ages and therefore have different needs.
NO SPACE FOR RESOURCES AT ANDOVER
“The teacher has been fighting for a bigger space for the kids but it has been really hard. “That’s why I decided to create the page with the support of fellow parents.
“Brechin High School has everything that the children need, not just in terms of education but to help them become more independent.
“The teacher at the school just doesn’t have the space and resources to do something similar at Andover.”
So far, more than £4,000 has been donated to the cause….
A spokesperson for Angus Council said the local authority is working with parents and the school on the issue.
They said: “A council officer attended a meeting regarding the proposed expansion of the Rainbow Room base at Andover Primary School and is working with the headteacher on the detail of this.”
An online fundraising campaign has been launched to extend the additional support needs base at Andover Primary.
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